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Standing on drifted snow, rabbits stripped the Rabbit injury to apple nursery stock. (J. J. 
-_upper part of this Scotch pine tree. a Davis, Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. 
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s Rabbits. cause serious damage to trees and shrubs by nipping off 
_ shoots, branches, leaves, and buds, and by gnawing and peeling off bark. 
They feed on these materials but often remove parts of trees and shrubs 
. without eating them. 
One rabbit can ruin a small planting during a winter. Wherever 
rabbits are numerous, protection against them is necessary in order to 
operate a nursery, start an orchard, or establish shelterbelts or plantings 
for landscaping, erosion control, or wildlife cover. 
